KEnya Issues Warning Archives - TechGoing https://www.techgoing.com/tag/kenya-issues-warning/ Technology News and Reviews Sun, 31 Jul 2022 01:57:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.4 Kenya Issues Warning to Facebook to Address Hate Speech https://www.techgoing.com/kenya-issues-warning-to-facebook-to-address-hate-speech/ Sun, 31 Jul 2022 01:57:52 +0000 https://www.techgoing.com/?p=12108 On July 30, local time, Kenya’s National Cohesion and Integration Commission issued a warning to social media platform Facebook to address hate speech on its platform within seven days, or be suspended from operating in the country if Facebook continues to let this happen. Some Kenyan agencies have found that Facebook failed to detect and […]

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]]> On July 30, local time, Kenya’s National Cohesion and Integration Commission issued a warning to social media platform Facebook to address hate speech on its platform within seven days, or be suspended from operating in the country if Facebook continues to let this happen.

Some Kenyan agencies have found that Facebook failed to detect and placed ads containing hate speech in Swahili and English.

Kenya’s National Cohesion and Integration Commission said Facebook violated the country’s laws. In a statement, the commissioner of the commission said, “Facebook has allowed itself to be a vehicle for hate speech, inflammatory messages, misinformation and disinformation.”

Kenya is understood to be holding a presidential election on Aug. 9.

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